But he could not answer Gods questions about them, nor did he understand the ordinances of heaven, most likely meaning the Laws of the Universe, for the origin of which modern science has absolutely no explanation. Cepheus representsthe crowned King, the deliverer coming to rule. But, Job was being forcefully reminded that these ordinances are the work of a super-intelligent Creator: God Almighty, the Lord of Heaven and Earth. So my articles on the subject attempt to ignore the perversions and focus on the good. The moon's size is exaggerated for visibility. Moreover, it was also a holy day on the Venus calendar, as was her birth, and there are only 16 days in 584 days that such an alignment occurs. The Torah reflects this with Bereishit (Book of Genesis 1:1) being seven words and twenty-eight letters (7x4) in its original Hebrew. The original zodiac was given by God to man as a means to display the Gospel story to man before the written word came through Moses. Canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? (Job 38:31-33 KJV). Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. The Jewish Encyclopedia. Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, &c. Who ordereth and disposeth them, as the word making is sometimes used in the Scriptures; governeth their rising and setting, and all their influences. As has been pointed out in numerous earlier articles,[1] the Book of Enoch records that an angel revealed the constellation figures to the prophet Enoch some 5,000 years ago, and many scholars claim they symbolize the key features of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jews were especially involved as translators. Other tables were compiled by Jacob ben Makir, Emanuel ben Jacob, Jacob ben David ben Yom-ob Poel (1361), Solomon ben Elijah (from the Persian tables), and Abraham Zacuto of Salamanca (about 1515). Where did the descriptions of these 12 constellations come from? Rather than drag the reader through all my years of research on this subject, and preliminary attempts to discover any pattern that could be proposed for the twelve birth dates, I will simply report the results. Below is a list of Scriptural Calendar studies listed by category. 12 I will make people scarcer than pure . Constellations such as the Bear (Arcturus), Orion, and Pleiades are written about in Job 9:8 - 9, 38:31 - 33 and also in Amos 5:8. So, at the end of the book, God blesses Job and takes away his affliction, instructing him to pray for the forgiveness of his friends for treating him the way they did. And He said to them, Follow Me, and I shall make you fishers of men. There are allusions in Scripture to Christ being the morning star. Strong's 4216: Some noted constellation, the zodiac. The moon was made to revolve for the counting of those months. Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. (Job 9:8-9 KJV), Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? This example shows how the days are equally important, and neither wife is favored over the other because one date is more special on the Enoch calendar and the other on the Hebrew calendar. Allowing a least an extra year for the barren period, wouldn't that have taken Leah eight years to have seven children? This band of stars lies in the plane of the solar system. Answer (1 of 6): Pleiades - stars located in the constellation of Taurus. Job has several astronomical references in Chapters 8 and 38: [God] which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. [33] The Moon-cycle of 19 years may have been meant in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan Genesis 1:14. Back in Bible times, people used the stars to guide them in their travels, especially at sea because the stars were constant. http://www.thegospelintheendtimes.com/pictures-of-end-times-in-the-bible/christmas-end-times/, Where Was Herods Temple? Cassiopeia representsthe enthroned woman, freed and preparing for her marriage to her Deliverer. There are only five prominent stars, but a good telescope shows many more. The Pleiades is a small constellation of stars shown in this picture. [25] Sometimes six seasons of the year are mentioned,[26] and reference is often made to the receptacle of the Sun (), by means of which the heat of the orb is mitigated. As you know there, are 12 constellations in the zodiac and these four are the "four corners" of the 12 constellations: *Aquarius - human water carrier Pisces - fish Aries - ram *Taurus - bull Gemini - twins Cancer - crab *Leo - lion Virgo - virgin Libra - scales *Scorpio - scorpion (eagle for Babylonians) Sagittarius - archer The Apostle John wrote the following account of the Woman and the Dragon in Revelation Chapter 12, which has a veiled reference to Gods plan of redemption for mankind the birth of Jesus: A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. The idea of seeing the gospel message in the stars was popularized by the writings of E.W. Let us consider some of these results and their implications in more detail. This is a picture of the flight of the righteous (Israel and the Church). One is a flat Earth cosmology resembling descriptions of the world in the mythology of the Ancient Near East. . It is wonderful that there is a reason for all these things we see. [21] East and West are at least as far removed from each other as is the firmament from the Earth. Draco represents the dragon cast down, Satan cast down in defeat. 2:3, 10, 18, 25), and those four constellations are evenly spaced around the circle, as are the four points of a compass. And even non-Israelite prophets, such as Balaam, have used the same figures to represent the tribes (Num. 7781, s.v. Strangely, there are early writings from virtually all civilizations describing the major stars contained in the 12 Constellations of the Zodiac. The records of ancient Egypt, Persia, Assyria, or Babylonia, all mention this ancient zodiac. The precise identification of which constellation goes with which of Jacob's sons has only been known with certainty for four of the tribes. . This astronomical/zodiacal evidence is our puzzle piece #2 in solving the puzzleof the birth date of Jesus. The star representing his head is the huge star Betelgeuse, which is 600 light years away, and is a reddish colour as seen to the left. 1833) was director of the Paris Observatory, and the inventor of the coud or elbow telescope, by which the stars may be observed without bending the neck back and without leaving the comfortable observatory. The sign of the sun clothing the woman (Virgo) defines a period of 20-days (August 27 to September 15 for the year 3 BC). They appear high in the night sky, roughly along the same path traveled by the sun during the day. "Astronomy". Matthew 4:19, And He said to them, Throw the net on the right side of the boat, and you shall find. So they threw, and they were no longer able to draw it in because of the large number of fish. Aries represents the Lamb, deliverance realized. ), the day beginning that cycle. It should be noted that the depiction in Revelation 12 could not be a literal description of the Virgin Mary, as the woman in the passage had the heavens associated with her the sun, the moon, and the twelve stars. Isaiah 65:11, according to the JFB commentary, alludes to Jupiter and Venus. Hebrew mysticism recognized their great importance. [3] It is precisely these four key figures which are the most easily matched with the four principal sons of Israel because each is mentioned in the blessings. Likewise, He is also the subject of the Word of God written in the heavens from Virgo (the initial, lead constellation) to Leo (the last of the 12 constellations). Apparently the seven year periods were precise to the very day. Corona the crown, the crown bestowed on Messiah. . In these 88 constellations, 42 represent animals, 29 represent inanimate objects, and 17 represent humans or mythological characters. So if you look-- SUMNER: Oh, yes. In fact, if Betelgeuse was to be centered over it, its diameter would reach beyond the orbit of Mars. Psalms 19:1-6. Joseph ibn Wakkar (1357) drew up tables of the period 720 (Heg. All of this has been discussed in detail in earlier articles, and is summarized here only as review and to make it clear that the Lord himself uses the symbolism. Asher may well tie to the Balance because of the joy that comes after the price has been paid. He was the very One who was addressing His servant Job. Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades. this would have been the only logical sign under which the Jewish Messiah might be born, especially if he were to be born of a virgin. A 2016 study, published in "The Astrophysical Journal," estimated that, at a minimum, 2 trillion galaxies exist in the observable universe. In addition, the timing of the sun and moon relationship with Virgo was a New Moon day, with the small sliver of the moon setting after the setting of the sun. There is, in addition, a future fulfillment of this vision, in the end times. Reuben is compared to a man and to water, Judah is compared to a lion, Dan to a serpent (counterpart of the eagle), and Joseph's two sons to the horns of the wild ox. [24] There is also mentioned the terrestrial globe, kaddur. In the Hebrew reckoning of years, it is similar. The statement is also made that the sting of Scorpio may be seen lying in the Milky Way. 12:9; in the Greek drakn and ophis).In fact, to the ancients a dragon was just a particular type of . This Encyclopedia states, "Saturn is no less certainly represented by the star Kaiwan (called "Chiun" in the King James Translation), adored by the reprobate Israelites in the desert (Amos 5:26).". Some of these can be found in Scripture but only by the false gods which were associated with them. Their line (ecliptic) has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. and said, By Myself I have sworn, declares , Yahuah, because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son, that I shall certainly bless you, and I shall certainly increase your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore, and let your seed possess the gate of their enemies. That's the one that looks like a pan. The menorah's seven lamps on four branches correspond to the lights of the seven Classical planets: the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun (4th), Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The four solstices (the Tekufot of Nisan, Tammuz, Tishrei, and Tevet) are often mentioned as determining the seasons of the year and there are occasional references to the rising-place of the Sun. Aquila represents the falling eagle, the Pierced One falling. David, the sweet psalmist, began Psalm 19 with the words: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork (Psalm 19:1). Therefore Yahuah Himself gives you a sign: Look, the maiden conceives and gives birth to a Son, and shall call His Name Immanul. [20] The firmament, according to some, consists of fire and water, and, according to others, of water only, while the stars consist of fire. All twelve of the birth days turn out to be equally important. Its ability to reflect light is due to its close proximity to the sun and the highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid that shroud it. The word zodiac comes from the Hebrew sodi, and in Sanskrit means a Way, a Path, or a Step. An angel of the Lord appeared to them . No less than twelve Jews were concerned in the Tables of Toledo, drawn up about AD 1080 under the influence of Ahmad ibn Zaid, and the celebrated Alfonsine Tables were executed under the superintendence of Isaac ibn Sid, while Jews were equally concerned in the less-known tables of Peter IV of Aragon. I pray that you grant the visitors of this website eye salve, to see the truth, that they would repent and be your witnesses! Since Babylonian times, Satan has counterfeited the zodiac with astrology. Jacob, later renamed Israel, was the father of the twelve sons who became the heads of the twelve tribes of Israel. Crater representsthe cup, the wrath of Elohim poured out on the serpent. The Bible teaches that God arranged the stars into recognizable groups that we call constellations. Those link to the constellations of the Water Bearer, the Lion, the Scorpion, and the Bull, respectively (Gen. 49: 4, 9, 17; Deut. In the former published articles from my research, there have been three general patterns proposed that the birth dates of major prophets have followed. If these marriage dates are correct, then the birth of Jacob's first twelve children occurred during a seven year period which corresponded to the Passover week of seven years on the Enoch calendar. And ride prosperously in Your splendour, On the matter of truth and humility, righteousness; And let Your right hand lead You to awesome matters. You tread upon lion and cobra, Young lion and serpent you trample under foot. Indeed, constellation names go far back into mankind's history. They had burned incense to Baal, and to the sun, moon, constellations, and the whole heavenly host. ); while Mordecai Comtino and Mattathia Delacrut commented upon the Persian and Paris tables respectively; the latter were commented upon also by Farissol Botarel. Centaurus represents the dual-natured centaur, half god/half man, the despised sin-offering. Both point to the fall season, the Hebrew month of Tishri (September). The Talmud identified the twelve constellations of the Mazzaroth (zodiac) with the twelve months of the Hebrew calendar. ASTROLOGYWhat's wrong with practicing astrology. When Leah's son found some fertility herbs, Rachel traded her sister Leah a night with Jacob in exchange for them. Josephus, The Antiquities of the Jews, Book I:13. In Psalm 19 David said a message was proclaimed by the suns path through the constellations: Their sound has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world (Psalm 19:4, NIV). His birth was the last because immediately afterward Jacob told Laban that the second set of seven years had past, and that he wanted to take his family back to his own country (Gen. 30:25). Hydra representsthe serpent, the old serpent destroyed. Mary and Josephs flight to Egypt then is a prophetic picture of the flight of the righteous out of Israel at the Midpoint of the Tribulation.. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child the moment it was born. Leah only lived a few years longer than Rachel, dying before Joseph was sold into Egypt. Many people still claim to see symbols of the gospel in unusual places: crosses on flower petals, Christmas stars on sand dollars, and even religious images on rusty water towers. The key to understanding the passage in Revelation 12 is to analyze the astronomy depicted in this account in Scripture. The seven primary stars of Ursa Major are also called, in modern times . Eridanus representsthe river of fire, the fiery wrath poured on His enemies. [citation needed], "And God said, 'Let there be lights in the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons, days, years and festivals'the 4th day (of 7). Gemini represents His rule on Earth, Messiah the King. Wilhelm Beer (17971850), the brother of Meyer Beer, drew one of the most accurate maps of the moon of his time. In fact, the word "month" is a derivative from the term "moon." The stars were originally divided into 48 constellations 12 major . It is so close to Earths axis, that from our own perspective, it barely moves its position all year round, all the other stars and constellations revolving around it. You are wearied with your many counsels; let them stand forth and save you, those who divide the heavens, who gaze at the stars, who at the new moons make known what shall come upon you. Serpens represents the serpent struggling with the seed of the woman, the conflict. It is about 400 times larger than our own Sun. Cetus representsthe sea monster, the great enemy subdued and bound. Available free at these sites: https://archive.org/details/witnessofstars00bull/mode/1up Possibly also its radiance passes, but not its body." Many times it can easily be seen just before sunrise, hence its reference in astronomy as the "morning star." Lepus representsthe enemy, the enemy trodden underfoot. But the constellations of the Zodiac were created by your Father in heaven, to declare His love for you, and to declare His plan of redemption. There are thirteen days in the time unit called the trecena on the Sacred Round, and it has been clear that both the first and last days ("1" and "13") are sacred, but there has not been an instance where the midpoint (or "meridian") day 7 of the trecena is also known to be holy. Given all of the above, it should therefore not be surprising that God, who created everything we find in space, mentions some of them in the Bible. Knowing those dates then leads to greater understanding of the holy days on the Hebrew Calendar, and testifies of the Lord's foreknowledge of all things and of his great plan of salvation. We find that part of the reason for Leah's barren period was that Jacob was not spending his nights with her. According to other conceptions the Earth is supported by one, seven, or twelve pillars. I just was fascinated by my discovery of a book entitled, Witness of the Stars, E. W. Bullinger. Virgo represents the seed of the woman, Messiah the Incarnate Son. Note: In mynext Post I will presentevidence that Jesus was born on the Feast of Trumpets (Tishri 1). There is something very profound going on here, and it is certainly seems worth investigating. Now the plot thickens. HCSB, ISV, DARBY, NASB, NET, AM, LEB. Here is a summary of the twelve constellations that for the Zodiac, the Mazzaroth. The first words found in the Bible introduce us to the Creator of all things through astronomy when it states, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth [Hebrew: The Constellations of the Zodiac] in his season? The great plan of redemption was told through the stars, long before written records were in place. SUMNER: So what are other really obvious constellations that people could go out and look for? The brightest star in the constellation is called Spica, a Latin word meaning "the branch." There are three smaller constellations or decans to each major constellation, The three (divinity) for Virgo are: Coma: The word Coma means "the desired," and represents the desired one, the desire of all nations the Messiah. Obviously, on September 11, 3 BC Jesus fulfilled the vision of the birth of Messiah. The book of Job mentions space related phenomena more than any other book. Two different cosmologies can be found in the Talmud. Argo representsthe ship in harbor, travelers safely home. However, it is an analysis of Revelation 12 that gives us the precise day and hour. Modern astronomy informs us that the number of stars in the observable universe that exist (all objects whose light and other signals can reach the earth) is 300 sextillion (that's 3 followed by 23 zeros)! Remember that He named each star (Isaiah 40:26) in spite of their vast number. And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep. Who has not looked up into the sky on a clear night and marveled at the vastness of the universe and wondered about the God who created all things? Then he did away with the idolatrous priests the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense at the high places in the cities of Judah and in the areas surrounding Jerusalem. Today [the day startedat sundown] in the town of David a Savior has been born to you . In the case of the antediluvian patriarchs who lived hundreds of years, sometimes the lives completed two or more such cycles. He was acquainted with the Copernican system, but preferred that of Ptolemy, while as late as 1714 David Nieto of London still stood out against the Copernican system. The heavens are God's "handiwork" ( Psalm 8:3; 19:1 ). Certain rules must nevertheless have existed, because Rabban [15], Despite the general importance and religious significance attached to astronomy in the Holy Land, no notable developments in astronomy happened there. Instead of being simply the story of redemption through a future Redeemer (Jesus), the heavenly signs of the zodiac came to represent deities which influenced the daily lives of humans. Jesus was born at that time in the early evening. For example, the most studied star in astronomy, the sun, is mentioned at least 160 times in the King James Translation, with the moon referred to 51 times. 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